After Shen Gu had finished speaking, Haode added seriously, "In that case, we definitely can't go out. If no one goes out to deliver the message, it'll ruin those bandits' plans.
"They've clearly prepared for this. We can't do what they want and end up getting Third Brother hurt."
After hearing Haode's words, Old Madam nodded and said firmly, "Then we won't go out. No one is going to hurt my precious grandson."
Thinking about the bandits' plan, Shen Gu figured that most of them would probably be caught again if they escaped. She had already prepared herself for the worst, but her daughter might be allowed to get away.
So she looked at Old Madam Shen and asked with some hesitation, "Mother, if we don't go out, what should we do with this little nun?"
Everyone fell silent. They knew that if not a single person escaped, the little nun's mission to deliver the message would fail.
The bandits would probably attack them at once, leaving them no room to stall.
Of the five sisters, Haode wasn't the smartest, but she was clever enough to come up with quick solutions when it mattered!
She immediately realized that Shen Gu wanted to give someone a chance to escape, and hoped her cousin would take it.
After hesitating for a moment, Haode agreed that the plan was safe enough. The bandits were guarding them, after all. So she went along with her aunt's suggestion. "Old Madam, why not let Gui Niang leave with the little nun? We can all stay here. If only one person runs away, the bandits probably won't chase her. They'll just block us from leaving."
When Shen Gu saw that Haode had actually given her daughter this chance to escape, she felt much warmer toward her.
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